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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,530 people earned their degree in secondary education, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,237 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the secondary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree secondary teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s secondary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Montco not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Montco is $10,277 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Montco

#2

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. HACC is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s secondary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,497 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Harrisburg Area Community College.

Full Harrisburg Area Community College Secondary Education Report

#3

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #3 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Community College of Philadelphia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $10,195 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Community College of Philadelphia.

Full Community College of Philadelphia Secondary Education Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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